Volume 64, Number 4, December 2021
Integrative Literature Review:
Elevator Pitch Assessment Model: A Systematization of Dimensions in Technology Entrepreneurship Presentations, by A. Margherita and D. Verrill
Creating a technology venture causes the entrepreneur to interact with different stakeholders and persuade them of the quality of the business …
Volume 64, Number 3, September 2021
Research Articles:
Addressing Workplace Accessibility Practices Through Technical Communication Research Methods: One Size Does Not Fit All, by S. Huntsman
Despite the lack of marked improvement in digital accessibility, many continue to pursue a policy approach to accessibility, including checklists and guidelines. …
Volume 64, Number 2, June 2021
Research Articles:
New Engineers’ Transfer of Communication Activities from School to Work, by J. D. Ford, M. Paretti, D. Kotys-Schwartz, S. Howe, and R. OttCommunication is critical for engineers, but despite its emphasis within engineering education, it is still noted as a …
Congratulations to Michigan Tech professors Nancy Barr and Jaclyn Johnson, authors of “Trajectories in Turmoil: A Case Study of Engineering Students’ Reactions to Disruptions in their Community of Practice” in the March 2021 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. The article has been selected …
Volume 64, Number 1, March 2021
Research Articles:
The Construction of Interpersonal Meanings in the iPhone 1 Product Launch Presentation: Integrating Verbal and Visual Semiotics, by H. Zhang, J. Feng, Y. Wei, and J. Xia
Discourse bridges between speaker and audience in product launches, but how verbals and …
Moving from Student to Engineer: Part 2
By Robert Lyons, Technical and Management Consultant, and Nancy Barr, PhD
On top of their day jobs, engineers are often called on to work on the proposals to win business that keeps the company alive. Engineering students are probably familiar …
Moving from Student to Engineer – Part 1
By Robert Lyons, Technical and Management Consultant, and Nancy Barr, PhD
The differences between academic and industrial communication projects seem to be in scope and scale of content, size and number of teams, duration of collaboration, and geographic dispersion.
Industry …
By Nancy Barr, PhD, and Robert Lyons, Technical and Management Consultant.
A common question of engineering students nearing graduation involves negotiating. They want to know whether it’s okay to negotiate when they receive a job offer, how to negotiate without offending, i.e., losing out on the …
The question and answer period in any presentation has always been a key part of measuring and enabling audience engagement with the presenter and their content. An active Q&A session tells you that your audience has been listening and interested; a silent Q&A tells you …
For many, the fundamentals of everyday work experienced a seismic shift in 2020-2021. This short series will cover updated information about best practices for engineering, scientific, and business online presentations given the major shifts towards ongoing remote work circumstances. From online presence to authentic interactions, …
